Organised mobile detailing van with secured water tank, hose reel, pressure washer and vacuum

Independent equipment guidance

Build a detailing setup that actually works together.

Plan water, power, payload and budget before spending money on equipment that cannot do the job—or cannot safely fit in the van.

Build my starter setup
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Compatibility first

We connect the specifications across the whole setup, not just review products in isolation.

Free setup planner

Start with the work you need to do.

Your recommended starting tier updates as you change the vehicle, working conditions and weekly workload.

Working vehicle
Water and power access

Recommended starting point

Working setup

Equipment budget£1,100£2,200
Water approach80–150 L backup
Power approach2–3 kW or customer power
Payload checkInclude full tank + people
Planning estimate only. Verify each appliance’s running and start-up load, the filled-system weight and the vehicle’s legal payload before buying.

Buying guides

Every component affects the next.

Calculators

Useful tools—not filler articles.

Each tool produces a decision you can use before buying, quoting or loading the van.

How we earn

Advice stays useful whether you buy or not.

Some future product links may earn a commission. Commercial relationships will never decide a recommendation, hide a cheaper workable option or change the specifications we publish.

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